Amman vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$384	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	4.01M	8.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5330th and 4th ($1032 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and the United States, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs New York City

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	Amman	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$21713

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192